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Trump asks SCOTUS to review citizenship order Trump administration to ask Supreme Court to decide on naturalized citizenship, reports say 01:52 Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court’s decision and became the latest court to determine the Trump administration’s effort to end birthright citizenship is likely unconstitutional. In a 100-page ruling, the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the injunction of a district court in Boston and ruled in favor of plaintiff states and against the Trump administration and an executive order the president signed his first week in office to end birthright citizenship. Other cases challenging the president’s…

When the government shuts down, many federal workers go without paychecks, whether they are deemed essential and required to show up for work or whether they’re furloughed for the duration of the shutdown. Such employees are by law entitled to back pay once a funding agreement is reached, but independent contractors who sell goods or services to the U.S. government are not similarly protected. Dan Koh, the former chief of staff at the Labor Department under President Biden, recently said on his podcast that workers employed by companies that have contracts with the government are hurt in a shutdown. According to Koh, that’s…

A statue of President Trump and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein holding hands returned to the National Mall on Thursday, in full view of the U.S. Capitol. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images A statue of President Trump skipping hand-in-hand with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has returned to D.C.’s National Mall, over a week after it was abruptly removed in the pre-dawn hours. The bronze-painted statue, originally titled Best Friends Forever but since renamed Why Can’t We Be Friends?, turned heads when it appeared in front of the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 23. Its plaque celebrates…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday he ordered a fourth strike on a small boat in the waters off Venezuela, according to a social media post.”Four male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike,” which “was conducted in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela while the vessel was transporting substantial amounts of narcotics — headed to America to poison our people,” Hegseth said in a post on X, which included a video showing a boat being destroyed at sea.In his post, Hegseth said that “our intelligence, without a doubt, confirmed that this vessel was trafficking narcotics,…

Society / StudentNation / October 3, 2025 At a time when our politics is openly hostile to LGBTQ+ rights, communities like New Ways Ministries are offering a vision of religion not as judgment but as sanctuary. Ad Policy Sister Jeannine Gramick marching alongside individuals at Prague Pride for faith and inclusion, holding a banner that reads “LGBTQ věřící” (“LGBTQ believers”). (New Ways Ministries) This story was produced for StudentNation, a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism, which is dedicated to highlighting the best of student journalism. For more StudentNation, check out our archive or learn more about the program here.…

  42m ago Judge sees no basis for departure from sentencing guidelines Subramanian said that advisory guidelines suggest a sentencing of 70-87 months in jail. Combs may also face fines. The judge said he did not see a basis for departure from sentencing guidelines, and said he will make sure to impose a sentence that is sufficient but not greater than those recommendations.  —Alice Gainer, Kerry Breen https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/diddy-sentencing-hearing/#post-update-173b579c   45m ago Prosecution calls for accountability and justice The prosecution asked that Combs be sentenced to more than 11 years, or at least 135 months, in prison. The sentencing is about…

  Updated 43m ago Senate expected to vote again Friday afternoon Senate Minority Leader John Thune of South Dakota speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 2, 2025. Andrew Harnik / Getty Images The Senate is expected to hold several votes Friday afternoon, including another round of procedural votes on the House-passed Republican measure to keep the government funded until Nov. 21 and a separate measure from Democrats to fund the government through October. Both measures include security funding for lawmakers and other federal officials, but the Democratic measure would also make expiring Affordable Care Act…

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Now three days into the government shutdown, neither side, Democratic nor Republican, shows signs of giving up ground. The Trump administration has stated that it will take this opportunity to fire federal workers. The GOP-led Senate is expected to vote for the fourth time on partisan stopgap bills. At least seven Democrats are needed to reach the required 60-vote threshold today. So far, only three Senate Democrats…

Detective Devin Rigo knew the clock was ticking as he raced to a metal scrapyard just north of Portland, Oregon. Rigo, with the Hillsboro Police Department, had just learned about the discovery of a maroon minivan he believed contained evidence connected to the murder of 56-year-old Kenneth “Kenny” Fandrich, a contract pipe fitter.  On Jan. 27, 2023, Kenny Fandrich was discovered in a parking garage at the Intel campus in Hillsboro. Police reviewed surveillance camera images and determined that Fandrich had been dragged into the minivan by a masked man. Police believed the killer had broken Fandrich’s neck and killed…

Culture / October 3, 2025 J.R.R. Tolkien has a message for us: Don’t give in to Trump. Ad Policy To many Middle-earth politicos, Sauron’s victory once seemed beyond doubt.(Michael Reeve / Getty Images) When I started rereading The Lord of the Rings, I wasn’t looking for spiritual takeaways. I was after a bit of escapism—a chance to decamp from the escalating nightmares of our reality to the fantasy stomping grounds of my childhood. But Middle-earth is not a light holiday destination. It’s a  world being overrun by forces of evil. The same can be said of lots of fantasy worlds;…